About 15 fires in all were reported in several cities scattered around the nation Tuesday night, but all were isolated incidents of local youths and no major confrontations with police were reported, government spokesman Peter Mertens said.

On Sunday and Monday, a dozen cars were set alight in scenes described as attempts to copy the violence in France according to the AP.

A car, a bus and a truck went up in flames in the port city of Antwerp, while a car was set ablaze in Ghent. Another car was torched in Lokeren, a town located between Ghent and Antwerp.